This episode I'll explore the confusion created by the terms Dark Fantasy and Grimdark Fantasy and then provide 8 variations that illustrate the kind of settings inspired by the terms. 

Call-in from Jason Connerly of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast.  

Chris Shorb asked for Reptile Folk. Here they are! 

Another great suggestion from Goblin's Henchman! If the world were full of monsters with weird powers and crazy anatomy, surely there would be people who found a use for all these wild resources!

Call-in from Chris Shorb suggesting more subgenres to cover!

This was a great suggestion from Goblin's Henchman! Listen to a couple more submissions for my Crazy Chimera Carousel followed by a list of magic items that don't exactly do what was expected!

Goblin’s Henchman:

https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNp4qwKOoWWqDY9LuD74mpw

Collin Green of Spikepit:

https://anchor.fm/spikepit

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBiIGnQtLfBfYm89BLhAFA

Ray Otus:

http://rayotus.com/

Fritz Leiber coined the term. I'll be talking about what the genre does in games and providing 8 examples of Sword and Sorcery settings.

Call-in from Brian Holland from the Session Zero Youtube channel!

Last chance to turn in your Chimeras for the 50th episode!

This is a bit of a longer episode. I wanted to cover some ideas about genre, terminology, and labels before continuing my series! I hope you'll have some fun with my 8 examples of High Fantasy settings!